#incompetence
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DOGE Used ChatGPT to Cancel $100M in Federal Grants
DOGE staffers "in their 20s" used ChatGPT to scan humanities grants for DEI content — the AI flagged an HVAC replacement as DEI. Within 22 days, $100 million in grants were cancelled and 65% of NEH staff were terminated.
DOGE Mass Firings and Federal Worker Chaos
Trump empowered Elon Musk's "DOGE" to slash the federal workforce, firing ~25,000 workers in weeks — including nuclear bomb specialists and bird flu responders who had to be immediately rehired. Courts ordered mass reinstatements.
Longest Government Shutdown in U.S. History
Trump shut down the federal government for 35 days — the longest in U.S. history — over border wall funding. 800,000 workers went unpaid. He reopened it without getting a single dollar for the wall.
Stared Directly at a Solar Eclipse
During a solar eclipse viewed from the White House, Trump looked directly at the sun without protective eyewear, ignoring an aide who shouted "Don't look!" — despite NASA warnings that it can cause permanent eye damage.